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n. Unreasonable or excessive rent. Generally rent that is equal to the value of the property.

Also Rack-rent. n. A rent of the full annual value of the tenement, or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent.

 - vb. To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant.

 - n. One who is subjected to paying rack- rent. One who exacts rack-rent.